. He struck out a record-tying 19 batters, including a record-breaking 13 in a row at one Jason Demers Women Jersey point. It was one of the greatest pitching performances ever, in any profe sional league.On Sunday, Sasaki nearly did it again.The 20-year-old right-hander fired eight perfect innings in his first start since the perfect game. He struck out 14 batters. Sasaki was pulled after throwing 102 pitches to protect his arm -- he threw 105 pitches in the perfect game -- with the game scorele s. The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters went on to win the game 1-0 in 10 innings. 810214 (@chibalotte) "This was so exciting, I don't have words. Our guys just hung in there, and we kept saying on the bench let's get something going," outfielder Chusei Mannami, who hit the game-winning home run for the Fighters, . "(Sasaki) is just too tough. The way that forkball drops? Forget about it."Sasaki has gone 51 up, 51 down with Adam Clendening Men Jersey 33 strikeouts in his last two starts. He has retired 52 consecutive batters overall, setting a new record for Japan's Nippon Profe sional Baseball league. The record is 46 consecutive batters retired by righty with the in 2014. Four starts into the season, Sasaki has allowed four runs on seven hits and two walks in 31 innings. He has struck out 56. . Here's a snippet:According to data obtained by CBS Sports from Sunday's start, Sasaki's fastball averaged better than 99.5 mph and featured 19.8 inches of induced vertical break and 15.4 inches of horizontal break. That's an elite, unmatched combination....Sasaki's splitter checks in at 91.2 mph with 2.30 Thomas Steen Men Jersey inches of induced vertical break and 7.80 inches of horizontal break. That velocity would rank as the second fastest, trailing only of the . Louis Domingue Kids Jersey Sasaki's break numbers, meanwhile, compare most favorably to those of (2.9, 7.40). Parker's splitter last season generated a 36 percent whiff rate and a .232 average against. MLB clubs reportedly pursued Sasaki when he was still in high school. He opted to remain in Japan and was the No. 1 pick in the 2019 NPB draft. Sasaki made his debut with the Marines last season, throwing 83 1/3 innings with a 1.84 ERA and 87 strikeouts.When -- and if -- Sasaki will come over to MLB is unknown. He must accrue nine years of service time to be eligible for international free agency, , they are not obligated to do so. The Marines have posted only one player in their history: infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka, who signed with the in 2010.Even if the Marines do post Sasaki, MLB's international free-agent system would subject him to the bonus pools, limiting his earning Jeremy Roenick Kids Jersey potential (the largest bonus pools are in the $6 million to $7 million range each year). Sasaki will have to wait until he's 25 to avoid the bonus pools. An international draft, , would Tobias Rieder Men Jersey limit his options and earning potential even further.The best opportunity for MLB fans to see Sasaki will be next spring's World Baseball Cla sic. and Japan typically takes its very best pro players to the event. Sasaki is, obviously, one of the best pitchers in his league.No MLB pitcher has thrown two perfect games, let alone perfect games in succe sive starts. Johnny Vander Meer, with the 1938 , is the only pitcher in history to throw no-hitters in succe sive starts.